Kia announced on Tuesday the company’s first three-row flagship electric SUV, the EV9, which looks like the shape of its gasoline-based Telluride. This is a large three-row electric SUV that aims to be a large mainstream vehicle with the most usable space. “The Kia EV9 breaks new ground, aiming to redefine standards for design, connectivity, […]
Honda is looking to move production of the Accord sedan from its Ohio to Indiana plants, as a part of the automaker’s overall shift toward producing electric vehicles (EVs), according to the automaker on Tuesday. The Accord has been assembled at Honda’s Marysville, Ohio plant for more than 40 years, and the shift is expected […]
Tesla’s deliveries in China have increased for the fourth week in a row, as shown by insurance data shared this week (via @Roland Pircher). Last week alone, Tesla had 17,032 vehicles newly insured, up from the prior week which saw around 13,000 units insured. The new numbers are the strongest week since the end of […]
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said during an interview with Bloomberg that Tesla’s Autopilot naming convention is misleading and is lacking in “common sense,” as detailed in a report from Bloomberg on Tuesday. “I wouldn’t call something ‘Autopilot’ if the manual explicitly says that you have to have your hands on the wheel and […]
Amazon has unveiled three different satellite antennas for its satellite internet Project Kuiper, which is an attempt to rival SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit (LEO) internet (via CNBC). The “standard” dish measures about an inch thick, 11 inches square and it weighs less than 5 pounds. Amazon expects the dish to offer users speeds of “up […]
Tesla customers noticed the company had indicated it planned on bringing price changes, as noted when visiting Supercharger locations within vehicle touchscreens. Fast forward to Tuesday, it now appears Tesla has changed Supercharger pricing to now vary by the hour of day, instead of billing per minute by tiers. This has been around for a […]
SpaceX is looking to begin testing Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service sometime this year, according to statements from the company’s Vice President of Enterprise Sales Jonathan Hofeller at the Satellite 2023 conference, reports CNBC’s @Michael Sheetz. The statement came during a panel discussion regarding satellite-to-cell services, and Hofeller sat alongside ST Engineering iDirect CEO Don Claussen, Iridium […]
Tesla shared a new video to its YouTube channel today showcasing the evolution of the company’s Falcon Wing doors from its Model X SUV. The video was originally shared by the company last week on Twitter. Following the “how it started versus how it’s going” meme, Tesla teases an old prototype of Falcon Wing doors, […]
European automaker Volkswagen stands to gain access to new electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in North America as it prepares to build its first battery cell plant on the continent. Volkswagen is set to build its first North American battery cell plant in Canada, as announced on Monday and reported Reuters. The plant will also allow […]
Tesla’s energy storage technology is set to power yet another battery project in Australia, this time in the country’s northeasternmost state. A set of 40 Tesla Megapacks has arrived at a Genex battery project in Queensland, Australia, as detailed in a press release shared on Monday. Originally reported in 2021, the arrival of Tesla’s Megapacks […]
Tesla released its vehicle safety report for the fourth quarter of 2022, showing fewer accidents with Autopilot engaged than the national average, and fewer than those without Autopilot engaged while driving (via @SawyerMerritt). In Q4, Tesla recorded one crash for every 4.85 million miles driven with Autopilot engaged. The figure can be compared to the […]
Startup electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian, and its majority stakeholder Amazon, may be looking to do away with the exclusive parts of its deal for electric last-mile delivery vans, according to people familiar with the subject, reports the Wall Street Journal. Amazon has a deal with Rivian for 100,000 of the electric vans that was […]
Tesla has begun hiring for various positions in Mexico as can be seen on the company’s website, most of which are located in the northern state of Nuevo Leon where the automaker is building its next Gigafactory. The positions include some in construction and logistics, as well as a head of Gigafactory facilities and sales […]
SpaceX’s high-speed satellite broadband service, Starlink, has still not received approval to launch in Pakistan — reports ProPakistani. Reports of SpaceX reaching an understanding with the Pakistani government to roll out Starlink service in the South Asian country first surfaced in December 2021. At the time, Starlink had already registered a local subsidiary and was […]
Tesla’s upcoming $20,000 USD Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit for the Model S Plaid has been confirmed to unlock the high-end electric sedan’s 200mph top speed, according to a new video from Sebastian Vittel (via @BLKMDL3). It looks like it’s CONFIRMED that the Tesla carbon ceramic brake upgrade unlocks the 200mph top speed of the Model S […]
